Easel and hanger.



No. 871,833. PAT'ENTED NOV. 26, 1907. G. G. TAYLOR.

BASEL AND HANGER.

APPLIOATICN TILED JUNE 14.190.

M'zfizesses, /30/02 for.

CHARLES G. TAYLOR, Oh HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

EASEL AND HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1907.

Application filed June 14. 1907. Serial No. 379.102.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, CnAnLns G. TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States,residing at llartl ford, in the county of Hartford and State of iConnecticut, have invented a new and useful I Easel and Hanger, of whichthe following is a specification. I ts'lhis invention relates to adevice which is particularly designed for supporting display I cards,that is, cards to which merchandise is l fastened for the purpose ofexhibiting it, all though the embodiment of the invention is l usablefor other purposes, such as advertisl ing cards, photographs, calendars,etc.

The object of the invention is to provide a very simple and cheap devicewhich can be easily attached to the back of a card in such manner thatit may be laid flat for the purposes of packing and transporting, and bymeans of which the card to which it is attached may be, as desired, hungupon a wall or other upright part, or the device maybe unfolded from itsliat position against the back of the card and locked in such manner asto produce a rigid easel which will support the card in the desiredposition on a counter or in a showcase.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings shows the back of a card providedwith a support which embodies this invention. Fig. 2 shows an edgeelevation of the same with the support flat against the back so as topermit the card to be readily .hung against a wall or other uprightpart. Fig, 3 shows a perspective view of the support folded and lockedinto such shape as to provide an easel, the card being indicated indotted outline.

The card 1 to which this support is designed to be attached may be madeof paper, leather, wood, celluloid or other material, orCOlllblllZLiilOD. of materials, and may be any size and shape suitablefor the attachment and display of the merchandise which is to befastened thereto, or for advertising l or other purposes.

The support 2 is shown as formed from a l single piece of materialpreferably paper, although it may be formed from sheets of other lmaterial fastened together. This support is preferably stamped orblanked from al flat sheet of paper of suitable stillness with a tab 3,having a loop 4 by means of which the device may be hung upon a nail,hook or other support, and with tongues 5 projecting from the obliqueupper edges of the blank.

When the wings-6 are folded outwardly on the lines 7, that may be scoredwhen the blank is formed, the tongues will extend upwardly in suchpositions that the tab may be bent down and hooked under them, thetongues passing through the loop in such manner that their undercutedges engage with the edges of the tab about the loop. This holds thetab down and locks the wings parallel with each other as shown. in Fig.3. The lower edges of the wings of the blank are so obliquely cut thatwhen the wings are foldcd hack and locked and the device is used as aneasel the front face will incline the correct amount to give the cardattached thereto the desired inclination.

The support may be fastened to the card by pasting, gluing, riveting,eyeleting or otherwise fastening the strip between the scoring to theback of the card, leaving the wings free to be laid against the back ofthe card or to be bent out and locked by the tab so as to form theeasel.

When the wings are laid. flat against the back the card may be hung upagainst any flat surface on a nail, hook or other support. When thewings are in this position the card is thin and flat and can be packedinto a small space. if it is desired to show the goods at iached to thecard in a case or on a counter the wings are opened and the hanging tabbent down so as to engage and lock the tongues and loop and prevent thewings from folding back against the card.

This device is very useful and it is cheap to make, and when the wingsare folded out and locked the device forms a stiff non-collapsiblesupport with a wide base for cards to which articles of some weight maybe attached.

The invention claimed is:

1. A card support formed from a single piece of material having foldingwings, tongues extending therefrom and a tab with a loop, by means ofwhich the device may be hung or by means of which the tongues may beengaged for holding the wings when folded out, sub stantially specified.

2. A card having a body for the attachment of the matter to bedisplayed, and a support attached to the body said support having Wingswhich normally lie against the back of the body butwhioh may be bent out5 at an angle thereto, and a loop which may be used for hanging the cardwhen the Wings are flat and may be used for locking the Wings when theyare folded out, substantially as specified.

CHARLES G. TAYLOR.

\Vitne-sses HARRY R. VVlLLIAMS, LENA C. BERRY.

